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Assembly Bill A9881

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Allows the thruway authority to offer discounted tokens to residents of Rockland and Westchester for Tappan Zee bridge crossings

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2011-A9881 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7094
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง354-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A1198, S1996
2015-2016: A1487, S1659
2017-2018: A1313, S1407
2019-2020: A3466, S131, S5464
2021-2022: A5320, S3990
2023-2024: A4388
2025-2026: A5071

2011-A9881 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows the Thruway authority to offer discounted tokens to residents of Rockland and Westchester counties for Tappan Zee bridge crossings.

2011-A9881 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9881

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 19, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing  the
  New  York  state thruway authority to offer discounted tokens to resi-
  dents of Rockland and  Westchester  counties  for  Tappan  Zee  bridge
  crossings

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 354-a to read as follows:
  S  354-A.  TOKENS.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW,
BUT SUBJECT TO AGREEMENTS WITH NOTEHOLDERS AND BONDHOLDERS, THE AUTHORI-
TY SHALL OFFER FOR SALE TOKENS WITH RESPECT TO RESIDENTS OF  THE  COUNTY
OF  ROCKLAND  AND THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER AND MAY, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE
PROVIDED HEREIN, REGULATE THE USE THEREOF. TOKENS FOR RESIDENTS  OF  THE
COUNTY  OF  ROCKLAND  AND  THE  COUNTY  OF WESTCHESTER SHALL ENTITLE THE
PURCHASER TO CROSSINGS OVER THE TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE AT A REDUCED  COST  OF
SIXTY PER CENTUM OF THE REGULAR CROSSING FARE IMPOSED ON NONRESIDENTS OF
THE  COUNTY  OF ROCKLAND AND THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. IN THE EVENT THE
AUTHORITY SHALL IMPOSE A SURCHARGE IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR  TOLL  FOR
CROSSINGS OVER THE TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE, SUCH SURCHARGE SHALL NOT BE DEEMED
A  PART  OF  THE REGULAR CROSSING FARE FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AND
THE TOKENS OFFERED FOR SALE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY  OF  ROCKLAND
AND  THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER AS HEREIN PROVIDED SHALL ALSO ENTITLE THE
PURCHASER TO  A  PERMANENT  EXEMPTION  FROM  THE  PAYMENT  OF  ANY  SUCH
SURCHARGE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF ANY SUCH SURCHARGE IMPOSED
DURING CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWELVE. APPLICATION FOR SUCH TOKENS OR
OTHER  PAYMENT DEVICES SHALL BE MADE IN SUCH MANNER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE
AUTHORITY AND SHALL  CONTAIN  SUCH  INFORMATION  AS  THE  AUTHORITY  MAY
REASONABLY REQUIRE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15387-01-2

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